Friday, December 25, 2015

Huntington Fridays from 2014, the Desert Garden chapter 1

Merry Christmas! My gift to you...lots and lots of sexy photos from the Huntington Garden's Desert Garden, my "happiest place on earth"...

During our December 2014 trip the Aloes were blooming all over Southern California, it was an amazing sight...

Pachypodium lamerei, I think...

Aloe dichotoma

Aloe sinkatana

Aloe suzannae

Cussonia spicata

Another Aloe, but I didn't catch his name.

There is a small part of me that considers, every time I visit, going off the paths, just getting crazy and exploring every square inch of this beautiful garden. Of course that would be wildly inappropriate, but so much fun!

Aloe marlothii

Aeonium something or other...

Aloe erinacea

Abromeitiella brevifolia

Abromeitiella brevifolia flowers.

Blooming Stapelia

Okay, that's enough crazy beauty for one day. We'll wrap this up with more Desert Garden goodness next Friday, January 1st!

Ah, a break from the rain and clouds, and anything remotely Christmas-y. Just not feeling it this year. Those aloes are spectacular, as are the Cussonias! But the Abromeitiella patch nearly popped my eyes out of their sockets! Wow!

Hi, Lori, I was reading your plantlust entry, and wanted to tell you the tree is Firewheel Tree- Stenocarpus sinuatus. Unfortunately, I seem to have some difficulty posting on Plantlust, so I thought I'd post here, since you can delete it before posting it, since it's quite off topic for your danger garden blog. Sue